Traditional Birthstones

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Traditional birthstones based on the Gregorian calendar represent the month of a person's birth.

Many people feel that jewelry made with the stone of their birth month is special and significant - so it's often a treasured gift.

This is the older chart that was the standard up until the early 1900's, when the modern birthstones chart (which is now the most widely accepted throughout most of the world) was created.

In addition, each month also has modern and zodiac stones - as well as official stone colors.

As if that weren't enough, there's also a birthday gem stone for each day of the week, and wedding anniversary stones too!

See all of this fascinating additional birthstones chart info for more creative jewelry design ideas.